The trouble with being Capetonian is the expectation that other coastal destinations will match or even surpass its beauty and class. With the exception of Mozambique - but admittedly, we were both living with rose-tinted glasses on that holiday :) - the beaches of the world just aren't as sandy or, to borrow from Klaus, 'nice'. Or the food is disappointing, or we have a nice beach but have to flush our toilet with a bucket. So you can imagine how we struggled to come to terms with the fact that there is a more ruggedly beautiful stretch of coastline than Chapman's Peak drive. We discovered Montenegro.
After a week of debauchery aboard 'Babalas' (our aptly named yacht) with Uwe, Tanya, Kim, Lara and Louise sailing in northern Croatia (more about that later) we took an overnight bus from Sibenik to Dubrovnik (there was zero sleeping, especially as our friendly driver smacked us on the head at our 4am border crossing). We were exhausted. But as soon as we crossed the Croatian border and descended into Herzeg Novi, the gateway to Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor) we could not close our eyes despite our bodies willing us to, the mountains and the sea were just so damn beautiful.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves... the trip started with a night in 'the pearl of the Adriatic' (Dubrovnik), followed by a week of sailing, two nights in Montenegro then another night in Dubrovnik. See our photos for the full story.
After a week of debauchery aboard 'Babalas' (our aptly named yacht) with Uwe, Tanya, Kim, Lara and Louise sailing in northern Croatia (more about that later) we took an overnight bus from Sibenik to Dubrovnik (there was zero sleeping, especially as our friendly driver smacked us on the head at our 4am border crossing). We were exhausted. But as soon as we crossed the Croatian border and descended into Herzeg Novi, the gateway to Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor) we could not close our eyes despite our bodies willing us to, the mountains and the sea were just so damn beautiful.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves... the trip started with a night in 'the pearl of the Adriatic' (Dubrovnik), followed by a week of sailing, two nights in Montenegro then another night in Dubrovnik. See our photos for the full story.
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| Adi admiring the view from Dubrovnik's city walls; and early morning in Kornati, a natural bay we shared with 20 or so other yachts, after a big party (everyone else was still sleeping) |
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